Why do we rake leaves?

There just tidy person ( I know this kids answers don't even make any sense)

There is an acutal reason why.

When it snows the leaves will be burried and then once it melts your yard will be really muddy and look weird! Also it will make your yard unhealthy and you wil have dead grass.

Always rake your leaves!

Aside from the appearance factor, you could ruin your lawn if you allowed a blanket of leaves to cover your yard. They would keep your grass from getting moisture during the colder season and there would be no air circulation to keep the grass from rotting under the blanket. It would be OK to shred some leaves then sprinkle the bits over your lawn for the nutrients but a solid blanket could be harmful.

Curb Appeal :) Makes your yard look nice. You don't want the snow to melt then have to rake up leaves now do you? :)

I guess it's just a person's way of keeping their yard tidy. Kinda silly to me, leaves are a part of nature, but TOO many leaves may need some tidying up.

Leaves on sidewalks and in the streets can be more slippery than ice when it rains. Leaves on the grass can mat down and smother the grass underneath. Leaves matted down on the garden beds can prevent seedlings from coming up in the spring.

I rake them simply because I don't want to be reported to my home owner's association and have to pay a fine.

it,s a neat freak thing,

actually your better off mulching them,

ever take a walk in the woods in the fall ? it,s Beautiful

no one rakes the leaves there,

Leaves on top of grass will deprive it of light and kill it, too much dampness trapped by the leaves can help spread plant diseases. But mostly it's a clean and tidy thing

to have nice clean yards alot of people like being that way